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PR19_Kit

#210
March 27, 2021, 11:28:32 AM
Much more likely, yes.
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Tophe

#211
March 27, 2021, 11:51:26 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 27, 2021, 10:11:43 AM
It's difficult to see how it could have carried 8000 kg
If this is a fantasy of 1941, all is possible: this is the what-if spirit of the old times. 80,000kg would be "possible" as well, in dreams ;)
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

TomZ

#212
March 27, 2021, 12:07:07 PM
The latest Unicraft kits are based on 3D printed masters. That means that the fit is a lot better and also the finish of the parts is smoother than it used to be. Still not perfect of course but is is getting better!

TomZ
Reality is an illusion caused by an alcohol deficiency

Mossie

#213
March 27, 2021, 12:21:15 PM
If I had £120 spare I might plump for it, it's my favourite from Japanese Secret Projects.  As Nick says, it was done for an article and not a serious project.  Cracking machine though.

Here's Ronnie Olsthoorn's art that appears in the book:
http://digitalaviationart.com/skyraider3d/jsp_profiles_2.htm
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The Wooksta!

#214
March 27, 2021, 07:39:25 PM
Quote from: TomZ on March 27, 2021, 12:07:07 PM
The latest Unicraft kits are based on 3D printed masters. That means that the fit is a lot better and also the finish of the parts is smoother than it used to be. Still not perfect of course but is is getting better!

TomZ

If he's still using the same crap resin, it doesn't matter how good the masters are.  Think of it as having the recipe for the perfect Shepherd's Pie - and then using dog food for the meat.
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NARSES2

#215
March 28, 2021, 06:12:14 AM
Quote from: TomZ on March 27, 2021, 12:07:07 PM
The latest Unicraft kits are based on 3D printed masters. That means that the fit is a lot better and also the finish of the parts is smoother than it used to be. Still not perfect of course but is is getting better!

TomZ

Thanks Tom. I may well be tempted, not by this !, but by one of his other recent tooling's  ;D No idea why, but every now and then I just feel the urge, it's either that or the Monastery.  :angel:
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

TomZ

#216
March 28, 2021, 10:23:02 AM
It's easy to just disqualify Unicraft kits as junk. However I built quite a few of them and they are of topics you will find nowhere else and also completing a kit like that gives you a sense of accomplishment. More than just shaking a Tamigawa kit in the box to get it together. Not to say that I don't enjoy the latter from time to time.  ;)

If you don't like them, don't buy them. If you want to be challenged, give them a try.

TomZ
Reality is an illusion caused by an alcohol deficiency

Tophe

#217
March 28, 2021, 10:59:45 AM
I agree with you, Tom.  :thumbsup:
It is always a challenge, but getting some kind of success from this challenge is a satisfaction too. <_<
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

JayBee

#218
March 28, 2021, 01:51:43 PM
Well I have only one of their kiys.
The Locckheed YO-3A.

The best I can say is that it is a wonderfull aid to promote scratch building! Nuf said!  :angry:
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Cats are not real. 
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Any aircraft can be improved by giving it a SHARKMOUTH!

Pellson

#219
March 28, 2021, 02:53:57 PM
Quote from: TomZ on March 28, 2021, 10:23:02 AM
..they are of topics you will find nowhere else..

..which is why I happily put up with Mach 2. As we'll never see the bigger (and better) manufacturers issue these particular and peculiar items, I'm happy to get anything at all. In my view, it's a lot better having an admittedly awful starting point than having to scratch all the way. Yes, I'm lazy.
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kitnut617

#220
March 29, 2021, 05:54:40 AM
Quote from: TomZ on March 28, 2021, 10:23:02 AM
It's easy to just disqualify Unicraft kits as junk. However I built quite a few of them and they are of topics you will find nowhere else and also completing a kit like that gives you a sense of accomplishment. More than just shaking a Tamigawa kit in the box to get it together. Not to say that I don't enjoy the latter from time to time.  ;)

If you don't like them, don't buy them. If you want to be challenged, give them a try.

TomZ

Totally agree with you Tom, no one is twisting anyone's arm to buy them ---- and I've got a few of them too, some built, others in the pile to be built.
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NARSES2

#221
March 29, 2021, 06:31:35 AM
Quote from: TomZ on March 28, 2021, 10:23:02 AM
and they are of topics you will find nowhere else and also completing a kit like that gives you a sense of accomplishment.

TomZ

Totally agree Tom  :thumbsup: I've built a few and I've always felt a sense of achievement once I've finished them. I need to be in the right mood but when I am  :thumbsup: It will be interesting to compare his recent tooling's with some of the older ones as well.
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PR19_Kit

#222
March 29, 2021, 07:10:58 AM
I've got one Unicraft kit, and I keep on taking a look and putting it away again. Once I get home I may bite the bullet and start it.

Doesn't mean I'll finish it of course, not with my record of unfinished projects!  :o
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

kitbasher

#223
March 29, 2021, 09:54:35 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 29, 2021, 07:10:58 AM
Doesn't mean I'll finish it of course, not with my record of unfinished projects!  :o

I've had a v2.0 Airfix Lancaster in the stash since late 1980 (IIRC it was the original stash item) so best I don't get a Unicraft kit!
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KiwiZac

#224
March 29, 2021, 04:06:31 PM
I've built three Unicraft kits and have another four waiting - most of them are of a type I campaigned to have kitted and Unicraft was the one that came to my
rescue but over the last year I've truly struggled to work on them.

They're real passion projects but it's just so daunting.
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